Colons

• A colon is used to call attention to the words that follow it. They can be used in a variety of ways.

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Colon

• A colon can be used after an independent clause to introduce a quote.– EX – Consider the words of John F. Kennedy:

“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for you country.”

Practice

• I understand Kermit the Frog’s famous motto :“It’s not easy being green.”

• I’ll never forget the famous words of Julius Caesar:“I came, I saw, I conquered.”

Practice Two

• For homework, write three sentences that correctly use a colon to introduce a quotation. Do this on this page in your writer’s journal.

Colons (2)

• A colon can be used after an independent clause to introduce a list.– EX – Your daily work out routine should

include a variety of exercises: twenty sit-ups, forty push-ups, and one hundred jumping-jacks.

Practice

• The ingredients of a Big Mac are easy to remember : two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun.

• I have three favorite horror authors : Dean Koontz, Stephen King, and H.P. Lovecraft.

Practice Two

• For homework, write three sentences that correctly use a colon to introduce a list. Do this on this page in your writer’s journal.

Colons (3)

• Use a colon between independent clauses if the second sentence summarizes or explains the first.– EX – Minds are like parachutes: they only

function when open.

Practice

• There’s only one way to pass high

school decide to pass and then do it.:

• Ethan informed his family of his decision hewas moving to Lichtenstien.

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Practice Two

• For homework, write three sentences that correctly use a colon to separate independent clauses. Do this on this page in your writer’s journal.